The phoenicians were skilled at trading and sailing . why do you think this combination made them so powerful during their time

More than 4000 years ago, the Phoenicians settled on a territory that today belongs to Lebanon and part of it to Syria. They occupied a narrow strip of land between the Lebanese Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, of approximately 25 miles wide and 125 miles long.

Despite of this apparent unfavorable condition, their coast was marked by a landscape suitable for ports at their main cities and their lands were filled with cedar trees, which provided the wood for their ships. Besides that, they stood at the main waypoint for commercial Asian caravans that traveled to trade with the big nations of the Mediterranean, like Greece and Thrace.

im so sorry i dont know

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.